Displaying items by tag: Judy GuerinThe National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression. NCSF is primarily focused on the rights of consenting adults in the SM-leather-fetish, swing, and polyamory communities, who often face discrimination because of their sexual expression.https://ncsfreedom.org
Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:28:25 +0000en-gbConsent Counts Program Descriptionhttps://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/547-serving-you-moving-ahead.html
https://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/547-serving-you-moving-ahead.html The Consent Counts project involves the BDSM communities in a nationwide education and activism program coordinated and led by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. This multifaceted campaign includes a comprehensive is analysis of current laws and court decisions, the development of legal arguments for changing the laws, participating in court cases, and ultimately, through lobbying, education and grass-roots activism, changing state laws and the way the public and the courts view BDSM. An important element of the project also includes an Educational Outreach Program (EOP) to educate our own communities of the current state of the law, of the effort NCSF is undertaking and to involve them in our strategic planning process and development of “best practices” by which we can protect ourselves and facilitate change. Click here to go to the Consent Counts Program Page

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]]>Learn More About Consent CountsMon, 27 Feb 2012 16:33:00 +0000Juvenile/CPS/Child Services for BDSM Parentshttps://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/608-juvenile/cps/child-services-for-bdsm-parents.html
https://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/608-juvenile/cps/child-services-for-bdsm-parents.htmlJuvenile/CPS/Child Services for BDSM Parents The concerns that result from contact with local and state child welfare authorities are occasionally troublesome for members of the SM/leather/fetish/poly communities. It is often difficult to accept the necessity of interacting with child/protective services and child/family services workers. Such persons are often empowered to make independent judgments that have a direct impact on family relations and personal freedom. This presentation provides a structure for acting in accordance with the best interests of your children and with due regard for your civil rights and the rights of others. Download the pdf.

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]]>Educational Outreach PresentationsTue, 22 Mar 2011 02:36:09 +0000History of Consent Counts https://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/545-history-of-consent-counts.html
https://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/545-history-of-consent-counts.htmlIn 2007, NCSF organized a leather leadership round table at the Creating Change conference to discuss the goals of the BDSM-leather-fetish communities. The number one priority was determined to be the decriminalization of BDSM. A subsequent town hall meeting at LLC was held to further discuss this goal and to establish an outline for a working plan for this 10-15 year project. This is a community-wide project with participation by national groups as well as activists to help determine the plan to accomplish this goal. Earlier this year, it was determined that it would be in the best interest of this project for NCSF to take a leadership role. Since NCSF had already established the DSM project as a major area of focus, it made sense to also add the CONSENT COUNTS project as a major focus. Judy Guerin, former Executive Director of NCSF and long-time sexual freedom activist, recently re-joined NCSF as the CONSENT COUNTS project director.

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]]>Consent Counts Program Landing PagesSun, 06 Mar 2011 16:06:28 +0000On Our Backs Magazine Interview With Judy Guerinhttps://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/485-on-our-backs-magazine-interview-with-judy-guerin.html
https://ncsfreedom.org/component/k2/item/485-on-our-backs-magazine-interview-with-judy-guerin.htmlTristan Taormino interviews former NCSF Executive Director Judy Guerin. "Sex Activist Judy Guerin Talks Bush and BDSM" Reprinted with permission from On Our Backs Magazine By Tristan Taormino The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) was formed in 1997 as a national advocacy and lobbying organization that promotes tolerance of consenting adults to perform alternative sexual expression. NCSF's primary focus is the SM/leather/fetish community because it's such a large constituency that nobody else represents in Washington, DC. NCSF holds a seat on the National Policy Roundtable of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force where it meets with about 55 other groups like the Human Rights Campaign, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, ACLU, and AFL-CIO to talk about national strategic issues related to policy. At 48, Judy Guerin, mother of three and longtime SM practitioner, was ready to retire. Instead, at the urging of community members, she took the job of executive director of NCSF, which plans to open its official office this spring in Washington, DC. Just before a March meeting of the National Policy Roundtable to discuss sex and politics and teaching GLBT leaders to be more comfortable addressing issues of sex, On Our Backs spoke to…